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しかたがない
Meanings
Adjective (い)
Expression
1. there's no (other) way
2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough
oft. as 〜ても仕方がない
4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)
as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない
Alt. forms
仕し方かたがない
83%
しかたがない
10%
仕し方かたが無ない
6%
し方かたがない
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Used in: 1139
Composed of
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Examples (13 in total)
I can't wait to see you.
I couldn't wait to see her.
"Why didn't you come?" "I had no choice."
I couldn't wait to see him.
It's no use trying to stick to the old ways.
I had no choice but to accept the offer.
We had no choice but to put up with it.
There is no choice but to agree to his plan.
There is no sense in your worrying about your health so much.
We had no choice but to call the police last night.
He is simply a hopeless liar.
I had no choice but to read it out to them.
Today's Monday, but I can't help feeling like it's Sunday.